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Comparison of the Final Two Candidates

For UNESCO Director General

Irina Bokova	Farouk Hosny
Experience Bringing Nations Together
As First Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affaris led in the integration of Bulgaria with the European Union	As Minister of Culture Opposed Normalization of Egyptian Cultural Relations with Israel
Education
· Moscow State Institute of International Relations, MBA in international relation · Jan. – Aug. 1989 USA University of Maryland, School of Public Affairs, Washington, Ford Foundation fellow, Program on the US foreign policy decision-making proces · Sept. 1992 – Dec. 1994 NATO fellow, Program for Central and Eastern Europe on democratic institutions focusing on the national and legal mechanism for the protection of minorities · Nov. – Dec. 1999 Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Exec	BA; Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Alexandria, 1964
Most Senior Position in Government
Candidate for Vice President Foreign Minister	Minister of Culture
Diplomatic Experience
Foreign Minister Ambassador to France	Cultural Attache Cultural Councilor
Experience with UNESCO
Permanent Representative to UNESCO Representative to the Executive Board	Counterpart for UNESCO projects in Egypt
Civil Society Experience
Feb. 1997 – June 2005 Founder and Chairperson of the European Policy Forum	None
Intellectual Accomplishments
Member of the Working Group on Enlargement with the Robert Schuman Institute of European Studies in Florence, Italy, addressing the geo-political implications of enlargement. Bulgaria and Ethnic Tensions in the Balkans, Mediterranean Quarterly, January 1991 Monitoring Bulgaria’s Accession to the European Union, European Policy Forum, Annual publications 1999, 2000, 2001 Integration of South-Eastern Europe into the European Mainstream, Journal of South East and Black Sea Studies, October 2000 Einbahnstrasse EU-Erweiterung, Schüren Verlag, Marburg, Germany, September 2001 Numerous articles on foreign policy and European integration issues.	Internationally know artist Director, Anfoushy Cultural Palace, Alexandria (1969-1971) Director of the Egyptian Cultural Centre , Paris, France (1971-1978) Director, Children's Cultural Centre, Cairo (1978-1979) Deputy Director, Egyptian Arts Academy, Rome (1979-1982) Director, Egyptian Art, Rome (1982-1987) Part-time Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Soka Gakkai, Japan Part-time Professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University since 1999 till to-date
Languages
English – fluent Russian – fluent Spanish – fluent French – fluent Bulgarian – native	Arabic - very good French - very good Italian - very good English - fair
Negative Charges
Former Communist	Member of non-Democratic Government History of anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli statements Responsible for Government Ministry that Censors press, films, stage, and television Egyptian cultural production has suffered during his time as Minister of culture
Personal Data
Age: 57 Civil status: Married, two children	Age: 71 Civil status: Single

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